A viewer has sent me some info..Seems 5th SFG took those UMP45s to Afghanistan ...Pretty cool.

We took an MP-5a3 knock-off during a raid in 07 Baghdad. I was my PSG’s humvee gunner and was tired of having to borrow my drivers rifle as a back up turret gun. So I asked and he let me keep it up in the turret with me. Was a great little quick gun that I could grab and dump a 30 round mag if I needed to. Took the same rounds as my M9. Loved the roller-delayed blow back.

Doing recce work with an MP5 is something that probably no other guntuber can say they've done. That's why this channel is awesome. Also all these real photos from your time overseas are incredible.

There were some SF folks on deployment in Afghanistan in 2013 who had MP5s available for one reason or another. They brought them to the range for us to shoot as a thank you for fixing their radios and replacing some M4 barrels for them (one stockless, one standard with collapsing stock). After we shot the MP5s, it was a great chance for me as a POG to get some M4 transition training from someone who actually knew what they were doing. Wish I had appreciated it more at the time.

I joined the Marine Corps in 1991 and achieved the mos 0326 in 1993. I served with both 1st and 2nd Force Recon Companies and 2nd Marine Battalion Recon. We used both the MP5 & MP5SD in Force Recon but only for certain types of operations mainly CQB & Ship Takedowns.

I was issued an old 1980's era MP-5 when I joined my agency SWAT team in 1999 and I carried it for about a year before we were issued UMP-40's.  The UMP's were phased out in late 2001 for a M-4's, one of which I kept until I left the team in 2012.  The MP-5 was fun to shoot but North Hollywood was a watershed moment for us in law enforcement as far as the usage of pistol caliber long guns on the street

I'd be interested in a video featuring the History of the M110 or DMRs in general in Special Forces. Maybe sniper rifles as well.

This is THE video I've been waiting for. Wonderful photos (thank you for scanning and sharing). Few (often grainy/blurred) GWOT MP5 and UMP pics in the hands of US SOF have sort of floated around the internet for a while, but they had no credible or detailed context/explanation behind them. Very cool to know how these iconic SMGs finished off their service "in style".

And finally, there's an answer to how the curious UMPs showed up! I love these videos.

You are a wealth of knowledge on SF firearm usage history.

I saw UMPs overseas in SF arms rooms in 2017 in Afghanistan. I was a contractor at the time and didn't ask about any of that stuff back then.

MP5's, Defender 110's, Timex Iorn Man...so much cool!!!

Love the "History with SF" series

Deploying to EL Sal 1984. All SF were using AR-15s. I was stupid and did not take any choice of weapon in arms room and ended up with a M2 carbine and a Sw .38. In Afghanistan some were using MP5, but I felt they were too heavy and didn't have range I needed in bailout scenario. MP5s are sexy as sh*t to shoot.

I love listening to your stories!

Just got a SP5, perfect timing for this video.

I absolutely love hearing about your insight and experiences. It gives a Civ like me an idea of what it must've been like. I also love the history!

10:48 I just love the aesthetics of good old film!

Anyone who has shot an MP-5 or a clone version understands why it is so popular.  Accurate, reliable, virtually no recoil.  It’s no wonder it was popular with SF, even with its limitations.

Waited for this vid for a bit. Glad it’s here!!

This channel is criminally underrated.